Part I Finance Leasing for Lessors and Lessee
Rimco PR Services Corp. and Rexach PR Construction sign a lease
agreement dated January that calls for Rimco to lease a
construction crane to Rexach beginning January The terms
and provisions of the lease agreement, and other pertinent data, are as
follows.
The term of the lease is years. The lease agreement is non
cancelable, requiring equal rental payments of $ at the
beginning of each year annuitydue basis Present value factor
The crane has a fair value at the commencement of the lease of
$ an estimated economic life of five years, and a
guaranteed residual value of $
The lease contains no renewal options. The crane reverts to
Rimco at the termination of the lease.
Rexach depreciates, on a straightline basis, similar equipment
that it owns.
Rimco sets the annual rental rate to earn a rate of return of
percent per year.
The expected profit on the sale of crane is $
Rimco total revenue for the year ended on December is
$
Further, assume the crane has a $ cost to Rimco.
The crane reverts to Rimco at the termination of the lease.
The collectability of payments by Rimco is probable.
Required:
a Prepare the entry to record the finance lease on its books on
January
b Prepare the entry to record the first lease payment on
January
c Prepare the entry to record accrued interest on Dec.
d Prepare the entry required on December to record
amortization of the rightofuse asset straight line method
Lessor:
a Computes the lease receivable of Rimco
b Prepare the journal entries on January
c Prepare the lease amortization schedule and the entry to
recognize the required revenue for December
d On January the leased asset is returned to Rimco.
Prepare the required entry.